Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Chiba

Hiroyuki Chiba has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11927466
    Abstract: A physical quantity measurement device is configured to seal a cavity portion on a back surface side of a diaphragm of a thermal air flow rate sensor while improving measurement accuracy. The device may include a lead frame having a mounting surface on which a flow rate sensor which is the thermal air flow rate sensor is mounted, and a flow passage forming member disposed on a back surface opposite to the mounting surface of the lead frame. A ventilation flow path is formed by a first through hole in communication with a cavity portion of the flow rate sensor, a second through hole provided in the lead frame and opened in the mounting surface, and a connection flow path that is defined between the lead frame and the flow passage forming member and connecting the first through hole and the second through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yogo, Binti Haridan Fatin Farhanah, Hiroyuki Abe, Satoshi Ikeo, Yuta Chiba
  • Publication number: 20230420214
    Abstract: An input and output device includes: an instruction analysis unit configured to generate a conversation document in which a conversation uttered by a user is converted into character string data and recognize, based on the conversation document, a conversation intention of the user including an instruction to an image acquisition device; a history retention unit configured to record, as history information, the conversation document, the conversation intention, and a response of the image acquisition device to the instruction to the image acquisition device; a difference analysis unit configured to divide a report creation period using a timing when the user issues, to the image acquisition device, an instruction including an intention to save a captured image as a boundary and output report creation information in which history information divided for each of the report creation periods, and a captured image and a differential condition corresponding to the history information are associated with each other;
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Shuntaro ITO, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Takashi SHIDARA, Yoshinobu HOSHINO, Hirofumi SATO
  • Publication number: 20230366841
    Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus includes a charged particle beam optical system that irradiates a sample on a sample stage with a charged particle beam; a detector that detects a signal generated from the sample; a charged particle beam imaging device that acquires an observation image from the signal; an optical imaging device that captures an optical image of the sample; a stage that rotatably holds the sample stage; a stage control device that controls movement and rotation of the stage; and an image composition unit that combines a plurality of optical images. The stage is moved so that the center of an imaging range of the optical imaging device is located at a position different from the rotation center of the stage, and then rotated. A plurality of optical images relating to different positions of the sample by rotation operation are acquired and combined to generate the composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wei Chean TAN, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11747292
    Abstract: The charged particle beam apparatus includes a charged particle beam optical system that irradiates a sample mounted on a sample stage with a charged particle beam; a detector that detects a signal generated from the sample; a charged particle beam imaging device that acquires an observation image from the signal detected by the detector; an optical imaging device that captures an optical image of the sample; a stage that rotatably holds the sample stage; a stage control device that controls movement and rotation of the stage; and an image composition unit that combines the plurality of optical images to generate a composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Chean Tan, Hiroyuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20230230798
    Abstract: A technique that enables automatic focus adjustment even for a sample having regions with different heights is proposed. A charged particle beam device according to the disclosure includes: a sample holder configured to hold a sample; a sample stage configured to move the sample; a charged particle gun and a charged particle beam column configured to irradiate the sample with a charged particle beam; an objective lens configured to perform focus adjustment by changing an intensity of a focusing effect on the charged particle beam; a detector configured to detect electrons from the sample and output a signal forming an electron image; an optical imaging device configured to capture an optical image of the sample; and a control device configured to calculate height information of the sample based on the optical image obtained by imaging the sample by the optical imaging device, and automatically set a focus adjustment value of an observation site based on the height information (see FIG. 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Keisuke IGARASHI, Wei Chean TAN, Mai YOSHIHARA, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20230105549
    Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of shortening a photographing time and obtaining a more accurate photographed image when photographing a sample SAM using a charged particle beam device 1. The charged particle beam device 1 includes an electron gun 3, an objective lens 6, a stage 8, detectors 10 and 11, an integrated control unit C0, a photographing function, and an autofocus function. Each of a plurality of photographing visual fields is focused in a focus value calculation visual field 64 adjacent to a designated visual field 61 designated as a photographing target among the plurality of photographing visual fields, and a focus value calculated in the focus value calculation visual field 64 is used for calculating focus values of each of the plurality of photographing visual fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Mai YOSHIHARA, Hirotsugu KAJIYAMA, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20230063192
    Abstract: A semiconductor analysis system includes a machining device that machines semiconductor wafer to prepare a thin film sample for observation, a transmission electron microscope device that acquires a transmission electron microscope image of the thin film sample, and a host control device that controls the machining device and the transmission electron microscope device. The host control device evaluates the thin film sample based on the transmission electron microscope image, updates machining conditions based on an evaluation result of the thin film sample, and outputs the updated machining conditions to the machining device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yudai KUBO, Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20230055155
    Abstract: A semiconductor analysis system includes a machining device that machines a semiconductor wafer to prepare a thin film sample for observation, a transmission electron microscope device that acquires a transmission electron microscope image of the thin film sample, and a host control device that controls the machining device and the transmission electron microscope device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI, Yudai KUBO, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220353578
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that performs an automatic operation of equipment by artificial intelligence is provided. An artificial intelligence information processing apparatus includes a control section that estimates and controls the operation of the equipment by artificial intelligence on the basis of sensor information, and a presentation section that estimates and presents a reason that the control section has performed the operation of the equipment by artificial intelligence on the basis of the sensor information, the presentation section, as estimating the operation by the artificial intelligence, estimating the reason that the operation of the equipment has been performed by using a first neural network that has learnt a correlation between the sensor information and the operation of the equipment and the reason that the operation of the equipment has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: MASANORI MATSUSHIMA, HIROYUKI CHIBA, TOSHIHIKO FUSHIMI, YOSHIYUKI KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220344124
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device 100 includes: an irradiation unit 110 configured to irradiate a sample S with a charged particle beam; a particle detection unit 130 configured to detect a particle caused by the irradiation of the sample with the charged particle beam; and a control unit 151 configured to generate an image of the sample based on an output from the particle detection unit, wherein the control unit 151 inputs the image of the sample S into models M1 and M2 for detecting a first structure 401 and a second structure 402, acquires a first detection result related to the first structure 401 and a second detection result related to the second structure 402 from the models M1 and M2, determines locations or regions of the first structure 401 and the second structure 402 based on the first detection result and the second detection result, and outputs an integration result image 203 representing the location or the region of the first structure 401 and the location or the region of the second structure 4
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki CHIBA, Wei Chean TAN, Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hirofumi SATO
  • Publication number: 20220336184
    Abstract: A sample image display system 150 displays, on a screen, a plurality of images 203 of a sample S and a symbol 205 corresponding to each of the images. The sample image display system 150 displays each symbol 205 in a different mode according to information related to the corresponding image 203.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Wei Chean TAN, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hirofumi SATO
  • Publication number: 20220301813
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device 100 includes an irradiation unit 110 configured to irradiate a sample S with a charged particle beam, a detection unit 130 configured to output a signal caused by irradiating the sample S with the charged particle beam, a display unit 154 configured to output a condition selection interface for selecting one condition set from a plurality of condition sets, and a control unit 151 configured to execute an evaluation on an object of interest. The condition set includes information for specifying one learned model from a plurality of learned models, information for specifying one search condition from a plurality of search conditions including at least one of an irradiation condition and a detection condition, and information for specifying one analysis condition from a plurality of analysis conditions defining an operation of at least one of the irradiation unit 110 and the detection unit 130.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Wei Chean TAN, Hirofumi SATOU
  • Patent number: 11417499
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to accurately correct a deviation in position or angle between observation regions in an imaging device that acquires images of a plurality of sample sections. The imaging device according to the invention identifies a correspondence relationship between the observation regions between the sample sections using a feature point on a first image, corrects a deviation between the sample sections using a second image in a narrower range than the first image, and after reflecting a correction result, acquires a third image having a higher resolution than the second image (see FIG. 6B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Maasa Yano, Hiroyuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20220222775
    Abstract: Provided is a sample observation apparatus including: a microscope that irradiates a sample with a probe, detects a signal from the sample, and outputs a detection signal; and a system that generates an image based on the detection signal received from the microscope. The system receives designation executed by a user for one or more trained models in a model database storing data of a plurality of trained models for estimating a high-quality image based on a low-quality image. The system generates and displays a current low-quality observation image based on the detection signal, and estimates and displays a high-quality image based on the current low-quality observation image according to each of the one or more trained models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuo Ootsuga, Terutaka Nanri, Ryo Komatsuzaki, Hiroyuki Chiba
  • Patent number: 11385193
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to easily acquire images of a position corresponding among a plurality of sample sections in an imaging device that acquires images of the plurality of sample sections. The imaging device according to the invention generates a cursor for specifying a first observation region and a contour portion of a first sample section, and superimposes the cursor on a contour portion of a second sample section so as to calculate coordinates of a second observation region of the second sample section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Chiba, Miku Maehara, Yoshinobu Hoshino, Shigeru Kawamata
  • Patent number: 11387072
    Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device using a detector that detects electromagnetic waves, in which a circumstance in a sample chamber can be checked, and a sample is observed with the detector at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Usui, Tatsuya Hirato, Hiroyuki Chiba, Yuki Suda
  • Publication number: 20220037108
    Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device using a detector that detects electromagnetic waves, in which a circumstance in a sample chamber can be checked, and a sample is observed with the detector at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Takahiro USUI, Tatsuya HIRATO, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Yuki SUDA
  • Patent number: 11239050
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to easily acquire an image of a position corresponding between each section in an imaging device that acquires an image of a plurality of sample sections. The imaging device according to the invention calculates, according to a correspondence relationship between a characteristic point and a first observation region in a first sample section, coordinates of a second observation region of a second sample section, and generates an observation image at the calculated coordinates (see FIG. 7B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Miku Maehara, Shigeru Kawamata, Yoshinobu Hoshino, Hiroyuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20210383519
    Abstract: The charged particle beam apparatus includes a charged particle beam optical system that irradiates a sample mounted on a sample stage with a charged particle beam; a detector that detects a signal generated from the sample; a charged particle beam imaging device that acquires an observation image from the signal detected by the detector; an optical imaging device that captures an optical image of the sample; a stage that rotatably holds the sample stage; a stage control device that controls movement and rotation of the stage; and an image composition unit that combines the plurality of optical images to generate a composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Chean TAN, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20210351000
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to accurately correct a deviation in position or angle between observation regions in an imaging device that acquires images of a plurality of sample sections. The imaging device according to the invention identifies a correspondence relationship between the observation regions between the sample sections using a feature point on a first image, corrects a deviation between the sample sections using a second image in a narrower range than the first image, and after reflecting a correction result, acquires a third image having a higher resolution than the second image (see FIG. 6B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Maasa YANO, Hiroyuki CHIBA